sofista

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See also: sofistą

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sophista.

Pronunciation

Noun

sofista m or f by sense (plural sofistes)

  1. sophist

Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

sofista m anim

  1. sophist (ancient teacher of eloquence)
  2. sophist (impostor)

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sophista.

Noun

sofista m or f by sense (masculine plural sofisti, feminine plural sofiste)

  1. sophist

Further reading

  • sofista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

sofista m (genitive sofistae); first declension

  1. medieval spelling of sophistēs

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sofista sofistae
Genitive sofistae sofistārum
Dative sofistae sofistīs
Accusative sofistam sofistās
Ablative sofistā sofistīs
Vocative sofista sofistae

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sophista, an alternative form of sophistes, from Ancient Greek σοφῐστής (sophistḗs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔˈfis.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: so‧fis‧ta

Noun

sofista m pers

  1. (Ancient Greece, historical, logic) sophist (one of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in Ancient Greece)
  2. (logic) sophist (one who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument)

Declension

adjective
adverb
nouns

Further reading

  • sofista in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sophista.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
  • Hyphenation: so‧fis‧ta

Noun

sofista m or f by sense (plural sofistas)

  1. sophist (all senses)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sophista.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈfista/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: so‧fis‧ta

Noun

sofista m or f by sense (plural sofistas)

  1. (philosophy) sophist

Further reading